diff --git a/Configuration/TypoScript/Setup/ContentElements/MenuAbstract.typoscript b/Configuration/TypoScript/Setup/ContentElements/MenuAbstract.typoscript
index 4e62371..1b7442e 100644
--- a/Configuration/TypoScript/Setup/ContentElements/MenuAbstract.typoscript
+++ b/Configuration/TypoScript/Setup/ContentElements/MenuAbstract.typoscript
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ tt_content.menu_abstract {
                 equals.field = layout
             }
             special = directory
-            special.value.field = pages
+            special {
+                value.field = pages
+                sorting = lastUpdated
+                order = desc
+            }
             dataProcessing {
                 10 = TYPO3\CMS\Frontend\DataProcessing\DatabaseQueryProcessor
                 10 {
@@ -36,9 +40,13 @@ tt_content.menu_abstract {
             if.value = 100
             special >
             special = categories
-            special.value {
-                data = GP:topic_id
-                intval = 1
+            special {
+                value {
+                    data = GP:topic_id
+                    intval = 1
+                }
+                sorting = lastUpdated
+                order = desc
             }
         }